Best Sarah Elkins Podcasts (2024)

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Elif Shafak 27:44

44m ago27:44

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Elif Shafak discusses her new novel. Hanna Pylväinen on writing about the Arctic Circle.By BBC Radio 4

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Poetry: Ishion Hutchinson reads from and discusses School of Instructions 47:31

4d ago47:31

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School of Instructions, the latest work by Ishion Hutchinson, draws from the time he spent in the archive of the Imperial War Museum, to foreground the experience—brutal, significant, but long overlooked—of West Indian volunteers in the First World War. This book length poem is a sensorial voyage into the convoys, garrisons and trenches of the Midd…

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Sarah Perry & Helen Macdonald: Enlightenment 55:36

4h ago55:36

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At a Bethesda Baptist chapel two worshippers, separated in age by three decades, are drawn together by common interests, driven apart by divergent loves, before being reunited by the mysteries surrounding their small town. Francis Spufford describes Enlightenment (Jonathan Cape) as ‘a book in which everything is kindled into light by Sarah Perry’s …

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344 Evolving Stories 42:18

7h ago42:18

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344 Evolving Stories Returning for his second episode, Tom Jackobs and Sarah Elkins discuss how storytelling has changed for both of them since their last conversation, how their tools and strategies have changed, as well as how important storytelling is as a medium for both of them. Highlights It is okay to look for coaches, especially when you yo…

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Evie Wyld talks to Johny Pitts about her new novel, The Echoes. 27:47

3d ago27:47

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Evie Wyld, Jessie Cave and Camille BordasBy BBC Radio 4

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Michael Donkor on Grow Where They Fall 1:00:38

11d ago1:00:38

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This week’s guest is Michael Donkor whose new novel Grow Where They Fall is a meticulous and tender exploration of two formative moments in the life of one Kwame Akromah, twenty years apart. Kwame is Black, Gay, British of Ghanian descent, a dedicated teacher, a dependable friend—character traits and conditions of life that weave around each other …

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Anne Michaels & Stephen Dillane: Held 1:02:44

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Held is Anne Michaels’ long-awaited new novel – following on from the 1996 classic Fugitive Pieces and 2009’s The Winter Vault – exploring, in the words of Margaret Atwood, ‘war and its damages, passed through generations over a century’. Michaels shared an extended reading from Held with actor Stephen Dillane, who played Jakob Beer in the 2007 fil…

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343 Incremental Improvements 52:29

10d ago52:29

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343 Incremental Improvements Our environments influence how we function and how we are able to deal with the things in our life mentally and emotionally so that we can choose to rearrange or shed the stories or things that no longer serve us. In today’s episode Sarah Elkins and Mark Ainley discuss the importance of giving everything our own style, …

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Lauren Elkin 27:42

11d ago27:42

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Lauren Elkin, Michèle Roberts and Maria BalshawBy BBC Radio 4

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Writing Against Normality, with Samanta Schweblin 1:02:53

6d ago1:02:53

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The seven stories in Samanta Schweblin’s Seven Empty Houses are not just about houses—how they contain us, how they constrain us—but are also about the families compressed in them, the objects stored in them, the neighbours that circle them…and the trauma that has soaked into their walls over years past, and that is now seeping slowly out, poisonin…

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Dean Atta & Michael Rosen: Person Unlimited 45:19

9d ago45:19

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Choirboy, drag act, grandson, mentor, poet, lover, activist, performer: Dean Atta has played many roles in his life. In his explosive, candid and courageous memoir Person Unlimited (Canongate) he describes a life lived in defiance of categories. Benjamin Zephaniah wrote of Atta’s work as being ‘As honest as truth itself. He follows no trend; he see…

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342 The Best Teacher Is Life 41:04

7d ago41:04

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342 The Best Teacher Is Life Throughout life we all have to learn some difficult lessons, some lessons are harder than others, but if you persist and remember your core values you will succeed with more knowledge of yourself and your capabilities than you started with. In today’s episode Sarah Elkins and Gail Harris discuss the importance of learni…

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Parenting in the age of AI, with Helen Phillips 52:34

25d ago52:34

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So much has been written about the imminent transformation that Artificial Intelligence will bring to our world. But it is often hard to get much of a sense of what that will mean on a personal level—for our work, for our leisure and, perhaps most importantly of all, for our families. What improvements will result? What new tensions will arise? Wha…

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Kristin Hersh & Jennifer Hodgson: The Future of Songwriting 59:18

13d ago59:18

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In The Future of Songwriting, lead singer with Throwing Muses, solo artist and songwriter Kristin Hersh reflects on the status and future of her chosen genre over a long, hot Christmas in Australia. In a series of conversations, encounters and philosophical dialogues Hersh delivers a fierce, funny and existential meditation on the art of the song -…

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341 Cycles of Relationships 40:40

27d ago40:40

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341 Cycles of Relationships Growth, change, and accepting that sometimes we are just as much at fault as anyone else, are vital to the health and longevity of the relationships we build. It is only through growth, change, and acceptance that we become the best version of ourselves. In this episode Sarah Elkins and Hope Marshall discuss the natural …

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A Good Read: Rachel Parris and Sonali Shah 27:28

15d ago27:28

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DEMON COPPERHEAD by Barbara Kingsolver, chosen by Rachel ParrisDID YE HEAR MAMMY DIED? by Séamas O'Reilly, chosen by Harriett GilbertBOTH NOT HALF by Jassa Ahluwalia, chosen by Sonali Shah Comedian and musician Rachel Parris and broadcaster and presenter Sonali Shah join Harriett Gilbert to read each other's favourite books. Rachel Parris (Late Nig…

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Benjamin Myers 27:40

16d ago27:40

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Benjamin Myers, Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Claire KohdaBy BBC Radio 4

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Creating Life from Art, with Catherine Lacey 58:12

1M ago58:12

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We recently welcomed Catherine Lacey to the bookshop to discuss her vertiginous latest novel Biography of X. Ostensibly the quest of a journalist, C.M. Lucca, to discover more about the life of her late wife—an artist who went by many names, but who she knew only as X—it quickly becomes clear that, in Biography of X, it’s not just one life being ca…

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Saraid de Silva & Nina Mingya Powles: Amma 51:08

20d ago51:08

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In her debut novel Amma (Weatherglass), a multi-generational saga set in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia and London, Saraid de Silva explores memory, trauma and displacement. She was in conversation with Nina Mingya Powles, author of Tiny Moons and Small Bodies of Water. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat…

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340 Unity in Connectedness 46:58

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340 Unity in Connectedness How we present ourselves with our intentions and energy is as important as a freshly pressed suit when building community and connection in both our work and personal lives. In helping others and accepting help, by being positive and allowing positivity to thrive, in accepting ourselves and others we can build true connec…

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A Good Read: Sarah Phelps and Irenosen Okojie 27:49

22d ago27:49

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RADIO ROMANCE by Garrison Keillor, chosen by Sarah PhelpsPERSEPOLIS by Marjane Satrapi, chosen by Irenosen OkojieABSOLUTELY AND FOREVER by Rose Tremain, chosen by Harriett Gilbert Two authors pick books they love with Harriett Gilbert. Screenwriter, playwright and television producer Sarah Phelps (The Sixth Commandment, A Very British Scandal, East…

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Irenosen Okojie 27:47

23d ago27:47

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Irenosen Okojie talks to Johny Pitts about her new book, Curandera.By BBC Radio 4

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Paul Murray on The Bee Sting 1:05:31

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Set in small-town, post-crash Ireland, The Bee Sting follows the Barnes family—Dickie, Imelda, Cass and PJ—as the fabric of their lives first frays at the edges, then begins to unravel completely. The Barnes’ are endearing, and complex, and funny, and infuriating… In short, one of the most realistic and memorable portrayals of a family you’ll find …

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Sarah Elkins Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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Your Stories Don’t Define You, How You Tell Them Will

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Books and Authors

BBC Radio 4

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The Shakespeare and Company Interview

Shakespeare and Company

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London Review Bookshop Podcast

London Review Bookshop

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Elif Shafak 27:44

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Poetry: Ishion Hutchinson reads from and discusses School of Instructions 47:31

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Sarah Perry & Helen Macdonald: Enlightenment 55:36

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344 Evolving Stories 42:18

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Evie Wyld talks to Johny Pitts about her new novel, The Echoes. 27:47

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Michael Donkor on Grow Where They Fall 1:00:38

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Anne Michaels & Stephen Dillane: Held 1:02:44

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343 Incremental Improvements 52:29

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Lauren Elkin 27:42

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Writing Against Normality, with Samanta Schweblin 1:02:53

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Dean Atta & Michael Rosen: Person Unlimited 45:19

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342 The Best Teacher Is Life 41:04

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Parenting in the age of AI, with Helen Phillips 52:34

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Kristin Hersh & Jennifer Hodgson: The Future of Songwriting 59:18

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341 Cycles of Relationships 40:40

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A Good Read: Rachel Parris and Sonali Shah 27:28

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Benjamin Myers 27:40

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Creating Life from Art, with Catherine Lacey 58:12

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Saraid de Silva & Nina Mingya Powles: Amma 51:08

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340 Unity in Connectedness 46:58

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A Good Read: Sarah Phelps and Irenosen Okojie 27:49

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Irenosen Okojie 27:47

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Paul Murray on The Bee Sting 1:05:31

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